As some of you may know, I have a son named Gus. No really. I’m not talking about the antlered-hero Sweet Tooth, I really have an amazing little antler-less 15-month old at home named Gus too. The fact that I named my lead character after my newborn son should tell you how personal and important the Sweet Tooth saga is to me.

There’s a very specific category of readers – a category that, judging by online chatter and the people I meet at conventions – is actually growing. They’re the readers who’ll buy a comic book in both the single issues and the trades. Even with a rough economy and a lot of competition, they love that comic so much, they want that monthly fix of “what happens this month in…” and they want the collection of that comic to keep on their bookshelves. And, honestly, for a comics creator, you can’t ask for a better fan.

There’s a very specific category of readers – a category that, judging by online chatter and the people I meet at conventions – is actually growing. They’re the readers who’ll buy a comic book in both the single issues and the trades. Even with a rough economy and a lot of competition, they love that comic so much, they want that monthly fix of “what happens this month in…” and they want the collection of that comic to keep on their bookshelves. And, honestly, for a comics creator, you can’t ask for a better fan.

Featured TCAF guest and award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire will be
will be premiering the first book of his new monthly post-apocalyptic
sci-fi comic book series SWEET TOOTH: Out of the Dark Woods, at a
special event on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010—just days before TCAF! Lemire

SWEET TOOTH #8 went on sale yesterday and NEWSARAMA ran a terrific feature with author/artist Jeff Lemire, check it out here. And IGN gives it a glowing review here, saying, "Jeff Lemire keeps rocking us with new character revelations and exciting plot twists. . . .

In SWEET TOOTH #7 Jeff Lemire delves even further into the former life and love of the hulking bounty hunter Jepperd. And it’s Jeff at his best--chock full of the quiet moments of little dialogue that speaks volumes. And what an eye opening, and may I add, gut wrenching revelation it is.
Here’s a sneak peek.